"Oops (Oh My)"
Single by Tweet featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album Southern Hummingbird
B-side"My Place" (album version)
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2002 (2002-01-11)
StudioWestlake Audio
(West Hollywood, California)
GenreR&B
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Tweet singles chronology
"All Y'all"
(2001) 		"Oops (Oh My)"
(2002) 		"Call Me"
(2002)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"
(2001) 		"Oops (Oh My)"
(2002) 		"The Knoc"
(2002)
Music video
"Oops (Oh My)" on YouTube

"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.

"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox.[1]

Writing and composition

"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno-reggae rhythm,[2][3] built on a Casio-bass clarinet loop.[4] Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation,[3][5][6][7] Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color.[8]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird.[17]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Oops (Oh My)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[44] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Oops (Oh My)"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s)
United States January 11, 2002
[45]
February 5, 2002 12-inch single [46]
March 3, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [47]
Australia April 15, 2002 CD single Warner [10]
United Kingdom April 29, 2002
Elektra [48]
Germany May 6, 2002
Warner [14][15][16]

See also

References

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